Seagrass meadows are ecologically and economically important components of many
coastal areas worldwide. Ecosystem services provided by seagrasses include reducing the …

Sirenians (manatees Trichechus spp. and the dugong Dugong dugon) are large-bodied and
almost exclusively herbivorous aquatic mammals occurring in coastal and freshwater …

Seagrasses are vital members of coastal systems, which provide several important
ecosystem services such as improvement of water quality, shoreline protection, and serving …

Global climate change and local anthropogenic pressures are among the primary factors
leading to the decline of functional biodiversity and critical habitats in coral reefs. Coral …

Understanding the processes and mechanisms that determine coastal connectivity may help
us to propose and establish more effective strategies for maintaining the environmental …

Antillean manatees in the Hondo River have been recorded from aerial and aquatic surveys,
and interviews. However, these studies have been conducted only in the lower riverbed …

Abstract The Mexican Caribbean and Belize are home to one of the largest populations of
Caribbean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus). However, the transboundary Hondo …

We present a review of the aquatic mammal species occurring in the Mexican Caribbean.
Several published sources were reviewed to find information about aquatic mammals …

The Antillean manatee occurs discontinuously from the state of Amapá to the state of
Alagoas on the coast of Brazil. There is also evidence of reintroduced manatees using the …

This study assessed the nutritional composition of 31 food items consumed by Antillean
manatees in the estuary of the Mamanguape River Mouth, state of Paraiba, northeastern …